World War News Roundup Highlights Global Fronts And Homefront
A week of wartime events spans air raids on London with casualties to US troops moving toward the battle line in France. German and Russian actions on the Eastern Front shift ground near Stanislau and Lemberg while French advances near Verdun and Meuse are reported. Inner-war diplomacy includes Wilson actions, new loans, and labor unrest in the United States as tempers flare in Germany and China.
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London
United States
France
Godoy and
Kontuchy
Stanislau
Halicz
Lemberg
Germany
Kaiser
Berlin
Vienna
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Maurice
Crown Prince
Aisne
Chemin Des Dames
Cerny
Petain
Meuse
Verdun
Icoyce
Zporoff
Korshidor
Feser
Little Stripa River
Orleans
Wilson
Ireland
T. P. O’connor
America
Food Administration
China
Elihu Root
Russia
Moscow
Reuter
Peking
Hsuan Tung
Chihuahua
House of Commons
Borden
Stettin
Dusseldorf
Silesian
Gleiwitz
Mining and Metal Prices In Western Markets
Lead spot 11 percent asked. Bar silver 78 1/8 cents. Copper casting 29 dollars 12 1/2 cents. Spelter in St Louis 9 dollars 9 cents. In Boulder tungsten concentrates 60 percent at 17 dollars per unit and 22 dollars crude ores 60 percent at 15 dollars. 25 percent 9 4 0 12 0 0 shows unit pricing.
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New York
C. St. Louis
Boulder
Cripple Creek Mines Net Value Reveals 23.7 Percent Half-Year Return
For the first half of 1917 the Cripple Creek mines and dumps yielded 441 740 tons of ore with a gross value around 6 141 787. After 10 percent losses for moisture sampling and smelter treatment the net mint value is 5 527 564 and dividends paid total 1 812 080, about 23.7 percent of net output.
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Cripple Creek
United States Mint
Cresson
Sedsseecoessee
Portland
Wargicalot
Sia
Ocius
Weald Arbeine
Mining At Jerome Verde District Proceeds Amid Rush
Operations at the Jerome Verde are rushed while Bisbee Miami Globe districts strike interference slows production. New Cornelia success spurs activity on several properties. Yucca Tungsten Company big mill commissioned and performing well with high output. Ray Silver Lead Company first shipment receipts reach 1200 dollars.
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Jerome Verde
Bisbee-Miami-Globe
New Cornelia
Ray Silver Lead Company
Ray
Miners vote to strike in Leadville district and ore output rises
Leadville miners vote 641 to 72 to strike while Iron Mask mine below Breckenridge progresses rapidly. King Solomon mine at Frisco holds out well. Breckenridge placer gold output in June exceeds 100000 dollars. Wellington Mines Company maintains heavy zinc ore concentrates with occasional lead shipments. Cripple Creek June production totals 89740 tons worth 1064465.50 dollars. Royal Tiger Mines project starts near Swan City. May 1917 dividends from 31 mining firms total 11327547 dollars, up from 11038170 dollars in May 1916.
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Leadville
Breckenridge
King Solomon
Frisco
Wellington Mines Company
Cripple Creek
Royal Tiger Mines Company
Swan City
United States
Cobre Platas Mining Co Formed and Local Ore Moves
The Cobre Platas Mining and Milling Company with a capital of 250000 has been incorporated. Mogol lon mines mill clean-up yielded 1400 lbs bullion and 3 percent high grade concentrates. El Paso men take a one year bond on Atlas Apex in Quartzite district Dona Ana county. Twenty tons ore shipped from Willow Creek upper Pecos to Salt Lake City smelter. Victor American Fuel Co coal fields sold to Hayden Stone for about 3000000. Bridal Chamber mine at Lake Valley again in operation shipping manganese ore to Joliet Illinois with 100 workers and two new hoists.
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Cobre-Plata Mining and Milling Company
Mogollon
el Paso
Atlas Apex Group
Dona Ana
Willow Creek
Pecos
Salt Lake City
Victor-American Fuel Company
New Mexico
Hayden, Stone & Co
Lake Valley
Sierra County
Joliet
Ill
Oil firms push activity in Wyoming fields
The Community oil well near Glenrock in the Big Muddy field reports 565 feet drilled in gray shale. Salt Creek field expects higher activity in the next six months as several large companies drill or prepare to drill.
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Community
Glenrock
Big Muddy
Horseshoe Oil and Gas Company
Associated
Salt Creek
Wyoming
Blast wrecks U S Navy Yard
A destructive blast hit the U S Navy Yard causing extensive damage and smoke. Fire crews battle the blaze as investigators assess the cause and scope of the explosion. Local officials urge caution and warn of possible secondary dangers.
Deadly Mare Island blast rocks Vallejo influence from navy yard storehouse
Six people die and 31 are wounded when a huge explosion at Mare Island navy yard black powder storehouse tears through the area. Vallego residents report shock over the blast while Justice Department agents join naval investigators to determine cause.
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Vallejo
Calif
Mare Island Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Allen F. Mackenzie
Dorothy
Mildred
George Stanton
Mackenzie
N. C. Damsteadt
Ordnance Department
United States Navy
Mackenzies
James L. McKenna
Mare Island
Southern Pacific
el Capitan
Santa Rosa
San Francisco
Department of Justice
United States
John W. Preston
Wilson Proclaims Draft of National Guard Nationalwide
President Wilson issues a proclamation drafting the entire National Guard into the U S army with effective date by August 5. The Wyoming state troops are called for July 25 while Arizona Colorado and New Mexico guards are summoned for August 5 for active service.
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Wilson
National Guard
Washington
United States Army
Wyoming
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Three Billion Bushel Corn Crop Reported
Washington reports a three billion bushel corn crop is expected this year. Farmers nationwide answer President Wilson's food for allies call with an unprecedented harvest never before seen.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
America
Clerical Reichstag backs Erzberger peace stance in secret session
Berlin dispatch reports the entire clerical bloc in the Reichstag with three abstentions supported Mathias Erzberger. He condemned the admiralty and Pan-German influence as obstacles to peace and urged peace without annexations or indemnities and a parliamentary government.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Fremdenblatt
Hamburg
Reichstag
Mathias Erzberger
Admiralty
Former Congressman Chosen as Federal Mediator in Gallup Coal Strike
President Wilson names H. H. Seldomridge former Colorado Springs congressman as federal mediator for the coal mine strike at Victor-American properties in Gallup New Mexico. Moran and Pippin of District 165 UMWA to accompany him.
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Denver
Wilson Monday
H. H. Seldomridge
Colorado Springs
Victor-American Company
Gallup
N. M
China Copper and Affiliated Companies
Seldomridge
James F. Moran
Warren Pippin
United Mine Workers of America
Arizona
Phoenix
G. W. P. Hunt
Globe
Wilson
Golconda Mine Closure Tied to I W W Activities
Kingman dispatch reports the Golconda mine near Kingman Arizona closed due to I W W actions. About two hundred miners are said to be out of work as a result of the stoppage.
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W. W
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
the Gazette
Kingman
Golconda
Austrian Cabinet Plans Resignation The Lokal Anzeiger Reports
Amsterdam dispatch says the new Austrian cabinet has decided to resign and that a new ministry is already in formation according to the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin.
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Amsterdam
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Jerome Clerks Win Eight Hour Day In Arizona
A sweeping roundup from Arizona reports Jerome clerks securing an eight hour day. The article notes wartime efforts, payed Liberty loans, and local strikes including Bisbee and Globe-Mmiami districts. It highlights Red Cross activity, tax figures, and public land royalties.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Jerome
Whistler Studio Technique Noted in Memories
In Lindsay row, Hay recalls Whistler’s unusual studio layout a long light room with a Georgian mirror for harsh self critique. He describes Whistler’s habit of using three foot brushes held at full arm length to keep a large view of his canvas and model for precise drawing.
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Lindsay Row
Hay
Whistler
Four Miles Apart The Fly Crows Confounding Court Room Moment
In a weary session the judge, jurors, witnesses and lawyers struggle with a misheard question. The prosecutor probes the distance between two towns and the defendant answers with a misinterpreted line about the cry flowing, prompting a dry exchange about meaning.
Kiss Miss Debt At A Christmas Party
The exchange centers on a guest offering to pass a dish of almonds and raisins. He notes the request carries a kiss penalty in vernacular. The woman says she must consult her husband who confirms the arrangement exists to settle all her liabilities.
Jones the Golden Mouth Speaker
A humorous note describes Jones as a regular golden-mouthed speaker and jokes that his oratory comes from perseverance or, more oddly, from his dentist. The quotation hints at a punchline about dental influence on eloquence.
Troubles and Thunderclouds Draw Near
A brief reflection notes that storms often appear ominous far away yet lose menace as they move closer, suggesting shifting light and mood as weather changes.
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Union News
Swice
Gallup, N. M
Gompers
East St. Louis
South Dakota
Henry Field
Marshall Field
Presbyterian Hospital
Newton
Union Pacific
Carr
Cheyenne
Senate
Buenos Aires
London Times
Oriana
Toro
Sporting News
Joe Thomas
Soldier Rivers
Salida
Colo
Roy Hartzell
Golden
Denver Bears
Hughie Jones
Denver Country Club
Red Cross Fund
Axtien
Sam Harris
Aurora
Harris
Lincoln
Nebr
Sun Yat Sen
Chinese Republic
Republic
Shanghai
West Virginia
Bisbee
Industrial Workers of the World
Warren
Copper Queen
United Verde
International Union Mine, Mill and Smelter
Charles H. Moyer
International Smelter, Mine and Mill Workers
Linford Denny
Trenton
N. J
Jonathan Zenneck
Ellis Island
Pet
Des Moines
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Reese Ereseee
Amg
Yucca Tungsten Company
U.S. Navy Yard
Mare Isl
NAVAL
Arizona State News
Miami
Tag Day
Jerome Red Cross Society
U. S. War Fund
Mayer
Campbell
Aaron H. Powers
Prescott
Douglas
Liberty Loan
Salt River Valley
Citizens of
Citizens’ Protective League of
Cochise County
W. W. Clark
Inspiration
Frank Blancarte
Globe- Miami
Globe and Miami
Metal Mine Workers’ Industrial Union
The
Arizona State Council of Defense
Globe-Miami
Ajo
Cornelia
Perth Amboy
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Masonic Hall
Jerome Chapter
Red Cross Society
Reg
U.S
Levi Strauss & Co
P.P.I.E
Arene Coop Pai Fae
Bane
Cas Peatl
Addrese
Tener Ee
Boston Woven Hose & Rubber CO
Cambridge, Mass
Watson E. Coleman
Washington, D.C
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